Research Article

Dexamethasone-Activated MSCs Release MVs for Stimulating Osteogenic Response

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The effect of MSC-MVs on the osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3. (a) Histochemical staining of calcium phosphate deposition with alizarin red S at day 21 postdifferentiation (A: control, B: n-MVs, C: 10−8 M DXM-MVs, D: 10−7 M DXM-MVs, E: 10−6 M DXM-MVs, and F: osteogenesis medium). (b) The expression levels of Runx 2, ALP, and OPN at day 7 and day 14 postosteogenic differentiation measured by qRT-PCR. Relative gene expression is presented as normalized to gene expression in normal growth medium. versus control, versus n-MVs.
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